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15th of February International Childhood Cancer Day

No research, no cure In Switzerland, around 350 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer every year. While innovative therapies are revolutionizing the world of adult oncology, young patients are still being treated with drugs that in some cases have…

SCCSS Dialog 2024

Information and exchange event with paediatric cancer organisations In January, the Childhood Cancer Research Group invited representatives from the field of childhood cancer to an information and exchange event at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University…

Chronic fatigue after childhood cancer

Lay Summary of Tomáš Sláma’s Study What did we want to achieve with our study?Cancer treatment makes you very tired. Sometimes even adults who had cancer as children still suffer from fatigue. We wanted to see how often this happens…

The body image of adolescent survivors

Lay Summary of Luzius Mader’s Study What was the aim of our study?The diagnosis of childhood cancer and the difficult treatment are a great challenge for the children affected. Children often feel the consequences years later. We wanted to find…

Is my child suddenly behaving differently now?

Lay Summary of Luzius Mader’s Study What was the aim of our study?The diagnosis of childhood cancer and the intensive treatment are a great challenge for children and their families. Children often feel the consequences years later. We wanted to…

Adult survivors do not eat better than their peers

Dietary intake and diet quality of adult survivors of childhood cancer and the general population: results from the SCCSS-Nutrition Study. What did we hope to achieve? We studied former cancer patients to find out what they ate. We wanted to…

International Cancer Survivor Symposium 2022

International Cancer Survivor Symposium 2022 welcomed almost 200 participants worldwide to discuss latest developments and future directions of care for cancer survivors. Fast-evolving treatment options and technologies continue to advance survival in children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with cancer.…